Texas assistant GM: Rangers 'a long shot' to sign Shields, Scherzer

When James Shields and Max Scherzer announce which team they'll be playing for in 2015, don't expect them to say the Texas Rangers.

Speaking to MLB Network Radio, Texas' assistant general manager Thad Levine said that the Rangers would need to free up some disposable income to make on play on either pitcher. 

"He would be a great addition, but it would probably take us making a trade or two to free up some money to truly play on those types of players," he said.  

Levine added that some of the team's moves from last off-season were made with the knowledge that they would be unable to sign big-ticket free agents in the future.

"When we made the moves last off-season with Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo, we kind of knowingly did it in a place where we probably had to stand down on the big ticket free agents in the next cycle or two," he said. "So I think it's probably a bit of a longshot."